We Were Promised Jetpacks To Release E Rey Live In Philadelphia

We Were Promised Jetpacks will return this winter with E Rey - Live in Philadelphia, an album that was recorded at Philadelphia's Union Transfer. The live album will be released on February 25 via FatCat and follows up We Were Promised Jetpacks critically acclaimed sophomore album In The Pit Of The Stomach. Consequence Of Sound premiered "Peace Sign" the first new We Were Promised Jetpacks song in over two years. The track is an early live-version taster of their upcoming studio album, which will be released in the fall. Last month, SPIN premiered the album trailer for E Rey Live In Philadelphia and it's also available to share on YouTube. E Rey Live In Philadelphia is available for pre-order now in the FatCat online store. 

We Were Promised Jetpacks could write the book on how to be a rock band.  They work tirelessly. They are friendly, humble people.  They are passionate about what they do, truly in it for the music and nothing else.  They write great songs... and they put on a killer live show.

Some bands spend forever making their album sound perfect, and then fall flat when it comes time to performing live. Not WWPJ. All the explosive energy and drama of their studio albums not only comes across in concert, but is greatly intensified. A Jetpacks concert is transformative experience, a rite of passage, an exuberant unity with those around you.

Now, to kick off a year that will bring a long-awaited new studio album in the fall and multiple US tours including a stop at SXSW, FatCat are proud to present the next best thing to seeing the band in concert; E Rey Live In Philadelphia is a live album with an accompanying film that properly captures the spirit, the community, the power, the pure heft of a WWPJ live show.

Recorded at the final show of their 2012 US tour, at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, and mixed by the band's touring sound engineer Andrew Bush. The film, downloadable separately, includes the full concert shot by a 5-camera crew, as well as tour footage and interviews shot on Super 8 by their friend Matt over weeks of being on the road with the band.

For the uninitiated, this set acts as a great introduction to a superb live band whose two albums have sold over 60k in the US.  For fans, this is a new piece of the Jetpacks' puzzle, a reminder of where Jetpacks truly live: on the stage, under the lights and singing along with everyone in the audience. 

We Were Promised Jetpacks have also announced North American winter tour. The upcoming tour will make stops in major cities including New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Washington D.C. and will include performances at Austin's SXSW Music Festival. All shows are listed below.